It just installs in $HOME/.local/bin by default (and some other parts go in other locations inside your home directory). You don't need superuser access for anything. The first time you connect to a server, it installs its matching counterpart in your home directory on the server.

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unsnap_biceps 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Honestly, that's even scarier for an untrusted/low trusted tool...

	▲	cstrahan 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		What is it about a tool, running as your own non-root user, installed in your home directory, that makes it scary?